Examiner Identifies Victim Of Fire

CHICAGO — The Cook County medical examiner on Sunday identified a South Side woman as one of two people killed in a fire Saturday night at her apartment building, an examiner`s office spokesman said.

Ruth Barnett, 64, died of smoke inhalation in the fire at 745 W. Garfield Blvd. A man also died of smoke inhalation, but was so badly burned he ``could not be visually identified,`` the spokesman said.

Fire officials were investigating the cause of the blaze, which damaged many of the building`s 60 units, Fire Department spokesman Stanley Span said Sunday night. Twelve people were treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries, Span said. Chicago firefighter James Powell, 37, who suffered smoke inhalation, was in fair condition at Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Meanwhile, fire officials were continuing their investigation into a blaze early Saturday that killed three children at 4915 W. Hubbard St. They had said Sa gambling raids

DATELINE: CHICAGO Police arrested three men and confiscated more than $1.3 million in cash and betting slips SuGambling Unit.

In an 11 a.m. raid at 456 W. 24th Pl., police confiscated $500 in cash and $214,000 worth of betting slips, said Officer George Weber. Arrested was Ping Tsang, 23, of the same address.

He was charged with syndicated gambling and illegal possession of a weapon, Weber said.

At 11:30 a.m., in a raid at 1158 S. Mason Ave., police recovered $928 in cash and $1.32 million in betting slips, ``probably one of the largest wire room operations ever shut down in Chicago,`` Weber said. Arrested were Ralph Solone, 44, of 2325 S. Cuyler Ave., Berwyn, and Thomas D. Hart, 26, of the Mason Avenue address, Weber said. Each was charged with syndicated gambling and obstruction of justice.

Weber said all the betting slips were for National Football League and National Basketball Association games.